Definitions for: Stagnant

[adj] not growing or changing; without force or vitality
[adj] not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"

Webster (1913) Definition: Stag"nant, a. [L. stagnans, -antis, p. pr. of
stagnare. See Stagnate.]
1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or
steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of
motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the
veins.

2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant.

That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. --Johnson.

For him a stagnant life was not worth living.
--Palfrey.

Synonyms: adynamic, dead(a), moribund, standing(a), undynamic

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